[pianotech] 100% Cellular -- was On line YP

[David Ilvedson]

I just realized I am hardly ever using my business phone except for the DSL connect.   Because of long distance charges, I'm using my cell-phone for just about everything.   

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Ken & Pat Gerler" <kenneth.gerler at prodigy.net>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 4/15/2009 6:55:12 AM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] 100% Cellular -- was On line YP


>It's nice to have the land line if for nothing else but a fax line for sending and 
>receiving faxes. There are still many individuals that do not use their computer to 
>send and receive fax.

>Ken G
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: David Love 
>  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
>  Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 10:03 PM
>  Subject: Re: [pianotech] 100% Cellular -- was On line YP


>  I do have some concern about that which is why I've hesitated to give up my land 
>line thus far.

>   

>  David Love

>  www.davidlovepianos.com

>   

>  From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf 
>Of John Formsma
>  Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 7:00 PM
>  To: pianotech at ptg.org
>  Subject: [pianotech] 100% Cellular -- was On line YP

>   

>  On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 8:20 PM, David Love <davidlovepianos at comcast.net> 
>wrote:

>  I'm phasing out my yellow page ads and will also probably go 100% cellular in the 
>next year or two (once I'm sure everyone has the number).

>  Don't be too sure they will have your cell number.

>   

>  I did this several years ago. But many people never figured out that I really meant 
>that "my number is changing." Even in spite of my mentioning that on every postcard 
>I sent out for two years prior. :-)

>   

>  Fortunately for me, they called my mother's number and got my cell number. (We 
>are the only Formsmas in this area.) Last year I was able to get my old number back, 
>and receive a number of calls still. (My home number was canceled in 2005, and then 
>reconnected in 2008.)

>   

>  If you condition your customers to go to your website or PTG's site, you won't have 
>this problem.

>   

>  I don't have a yellow page listing. Just word of mouth, and whatever may come 
>from people looking at websites. I do occasionally look in the yellow page book, so I 
>know other folks must also.

>   

>  -- 
>  JF